diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2fcf7bb..1da47f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
           mvn dependency:tree
      -->
-    <apache.log4j.version>2.13.3</apache.log4j.version>
+    <apache.log4j.version>2.17.1</apache.log4j.version>
     <assertj.version>3.19.0</assertj.version>
     <immutables.version>2.8.8</immutables.version>
     <jackson.version>2.12.3</jackson.version>